The Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple of
Seberang Jaya is a South Indian
Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...
noted for having the largest
rajagopuram, or main sculpture tower, in
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. It stands at a height of . The entrance of the rajagopuram, at tall and wide, is also the biggest in Malaysia.
The Arulmigu Karumariamman Temple, as with many Hindu temples in Malaysia, had its humble origin over a hundred years ago as an estate temple catering to the needs of the estate workers living in the Paduma Estate in Perai. The area where the estate was located was turned into the new township of Seberang Jaya in the 1970s, resulting in the removal of two temples located in the area. Nevertheless, in response to the demand of the residents, the Penang State Government granted a piece of land for the building a new Hindu temple.
Work on the new temple began in 1996.
Dato Seri S. Samy Velu, the Minister of Works, laid the foundation stone of the temple on 16 February 1997. The temple was completed at the cost of RM2.3 million, and dedicated to the Hindu deity Arulmigu Karumariamman, a mother deity among the rural South Indians.
See also
*
List of Hindu temples in Malaysia
This is a list of Hindu temples in Malaysia.
Federal territories
Kuala Lumpur
* Sri Kshemankhari Durgai Amman Alayam, Taman Kepong Baru Tambahan ( Shivaprasath , Satheesh , Vinod, Nisha)
* Sri Navagraha Nayagi Durgai Amman Alayam – Kepong, Ta ...
References
Hindu temples in Malaysia
Religious buildings and structures in Penang
Mariamman temples
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